Is Heaven Funny?
Lately I have been wondering if there is any humor in Heaven -- The Other Side, the Hereafter, Nirvanna, the Far Beyond… call it what you will. If everything is perfect, which is what we are led to believe as taught by the masters of most religions, then it comes to be understood that there is no pain, no discomfort, no greed or jealousy or adultery, no suffering, no cheating or lying or gossip, no running away from fear, no being afraid, no cowering or belittling or embarrassment, no hypochondriacs because no one gets sick, no lawyers because no one sues, no bigotry, no racism, and no hatred, no Polish or Jewish jokes or blonde jokes or fat jokes or moron jokes, no yelling or screaming or arguing, certainly no prat falls, or banana peel slips, or people getting hit in the balls.
What sitcom or comedic film does not have any of these elements? Blazing Saddles, Raising Arizona, There's Something About Mary, Austin Powers, Take the Money and Run -- all cannot be made without the "funny stuff" mentioned. We comedic writers thrive on the idiot, the lame, the stupid, the nerd, the inept for a main character. What do Moe, Larry and Curly do in Heaven? Do you think Moe still slaps Curly and pulls Larry's hair? So the question is… WHAT THE HELL DO YOU DO IN HEAVEN FOR FUNNY?! I've mulled this over and over again, and the only conclusion I can come up with, is we… WE… are Heaven's solution to funny. Just imagine them sitting on a comfy cloud, getting some popcorn, and tuning in to US to laugh, and cry and keel over in hysterics. We are their funny. So it's ok if you keep on messing things up and it's ok if you make a complete fool out of yourself because someone up there is watching and having a hell of a good time.
